DCLL He Thermal Hydraulics Edward Marriott UW – Madison Mo Dagher UCLA Clement Wong General Atomics Presented at the FNST Meeting August 12-14, 2008, UCLA US DCLL TBM

8/12/2008EPM2 Outline Helium Flow Distribution Objectives Methodology US DCLL TBM

8/12/2008EPM3 Step 1: Helium enters the back plate inlet. Helium Flow Distribution US DCLL TBM

8/12/2008EPM4 Step 2: Helium splits to the First Wall flow circuits. Step 1: Helium enters the back plate inlet. Step 3: Helium counter-flows through six First Wall passes and Bottom Plate. Helium Flow Distribution US DCLL TBM

8/12/2008EPM5 Step 2: Helium splits to the First Wall flow circuits. Step 3: Helium counter-flows through six First Wall passes and Bottom Plate. Flow through First Wall Step 4: Helium flows into seventh pass, top plate, and Pb-Li horizontal plate. Flow through top plate Helium Flow Distribution Step 5: Helium flows into inner chamber to feed the grid plates.

8/12/2008EPM6 Isometric ViewView from Back Plate Top View Step 6: Helium flows into grid plates from inner chamber. Step 7: Helium splits to flow around divider plenum and re-enters grid plates. Step 8: Helium u-turns along First Wall and returns through dividers, then to the outer Helium chamber. Helium Flow Distribution US DCLL TBM

8/12/2008EPM7 Step 9: Helium exits the back plate outlet from the outer Helium chamber. Helium Flow Distribution US DCLL TBM

8/12/2008EPM8 What we want to learn Helium Flow Distribution. – Flow uniformity in channels – May lead to design changes Pressure Drops throughout the TBM. Heat Transfer of the Helium, output for structural temperature distribution modeling. US DCLL TBM

8/12/2008EPM9 Design Areas to Analyze Several areas of the TBM design require special attention. These are areas of concern where the geometry presents complex features. 1. Individual Helium First Wall passes. 2. Helium First Wall “U-turn” 3. Grid Plate/Divider Regions For each of these regions, a solid model has been built for analysis. US DCLL TBM

8/12/2008EPM10 Analysis Area 1: Helium Channels Analysis for a single channel can be done analytically. One sided roughness of the first wall can be varied to provide necessary heat transfer enhancement. INLET OUTLET US DCLL TBM

8/12/2008EPM11 Analysis Area 2: Helium “U-turn” This area will be analyzed to aid in the visualization of flow. Also, it will be determined if each channel has uniform flow distribution and similar pressure drop. Pressure drop and temperature change will be analyzed. INLETS OUTLETS US DCLL TBM

8/12/2008EPM12 Analysis Area 3: Grid Plate & Divider This area involves complex flow that is best analyzed with CFD software. Pressure drops and temperature distribution will be analyzed. OUTLETS INLETS US DCLL TBM

8/12/2008EPM13 Analysis Methodology Two main methods exist to perform the necessary analysis: 1. Analytic options for simpler geometry regions like “Analysis Area 1: Helium Channels.” 2. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software such as Fluent, SC/Tetra Cradle, or ANSYS CFX for complicated geometry. US DCLL TBM

8/12/2008EPM14 Overall Analysis Methodology The first analysis will be done using the high performance DT phase of ITER operation (case 3.d.1). This case will be used to set up the problem, provide a vehicle for assessing the design, and suggesting design changes should they become necessary. The second case to study would be the case with Multifaceted Asymmetric Radiation From the Edge (MARFE) (case 3.d.2). Both of these cases will be used to create required boundary and initial conditions for analysis. US DCLL TBM

8/12/2008EPM15 Analytical Options It is planned to utilize the heat transfer spreadsheet created by Greg Sviatoslavsky for heat transfer and pressure drop on the first wall helium channels. Changes will be made to reflect the new geometry. US DCLL TBM

8/12/2008EPM16 CFD Options We plan to use ANSYS CFX to analyze different helium flow regions. Care will be taken on necessary input and suitable boundary conditions. Results shown at right are examples. Detailed design changes may be needed to get flow uniformity in all regions. US DCLL TBM

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